Parrot Uses Learned Conflict De-Escalation Trick To Comfort Its Frustrated Owner

Whenever my parrot flips out and gets angry, I say, "Hey," in this soft, comforting voice and then talk to him gently. He calms down within seconds. I just got frustrated enough at something that I went, "ARGH." My parrot said, "Hey," all softly and sweetly like a dozen times over the next minute. It made me feel better instantly. My parrot is better at conflict de-escalation than most people.

This image is a screenshot of a social media post sharing a heartwarming personal anecdote. The poster first explains that whenever their parrot gets angry, they calm it down quickly by speaking to it gently, starting with a soft, comforting 'Hey'. Later, when the poster became frustrated and yelled out 'ARGH', the parrot repeated the same soft, gentle 'Hey' dozens of times over the next minute, which immediately made the poster feel better. The post concludes with the humorous, sweet observation that the parrot is better at de-escalating conflict than most people.

The original anecdote was posted by social media user bibinella. This screenshot was reposted on the X (formerly Twitter) account @WholesomeMeme, as sourced from its RSS feed. The post gained traction for its wholesome, lighthearted take on pet care and interspecies bonding.